Through the Collaborative Development of
Software-Defined Vehicle Architecture, the Companies will Pioneer
and Prove New Technologies to Reduce Cost and Heighten Efficiency
to the Benefit of the Entire Automotive Industry
IRVINE,
Calif., Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Karma
Automotive, California's first and
only ultra luxury automaker, today announces its bilateral
collaboration with Intel Automotive to co-develop Software Defined
Vehicle Architecture (SDVA) which will underpin its upcoming
vehicles including the Karma Kaveya super coupe, anticipated to
arrive in 2026. Further, through the shared expertise from their
respective industries, the companies will demonstrate and validate
critical concepts for the advancement of open standards for SDVA
that can be shared openly and commercially to support the
transformation of the broader automotive industry.
Karma Automotive Announces Bilateral
Collaboration with Intel Automotive to Blueprint the Future of the
Automobile
"Karma Automotive, together with Intel Automotive, will realize
SDVA's full potential to create innovative, intelligent and
beautiful Karma automobiles which, in addition to delivering
unparalleled driving dynamics, will be highly efficient and offer
an exceptional ownership experience," says Marques McCammon, President, Karma Automotive. "For Tier 1's and OEMs
(Original Equipment Manufacturers) not quite ready to take the leap
from the old way of doing things to the new, Karma Automotive will
play as an ally, helping them make that transition with
business-to-business SDVA solutions in the same way we do today
with Karma Connect, our proprietary Vehicle Data Management and
Over the Air services platform, which presently provides services
to the world's second largest OEM."
"As the leader of Intel Automotive, I come by my love of cars
honestly, my family having owned everything from a Renault Le Car
to a Porsche and an MBG. At Intel Automotive we can see that
the industry is facing a perfect storm of unprecedented change.
Intel has assisted other industries with such transformations in
the past and we're honored to do the same in Automotive," says
Jack Weast, Intel Fellow, Vice
President, General Manager, Intel Automotive. "Together, through
this collaboration with Karma Automotive, we're in a position to
prepare the industry for the leap forward to SDVA without leaving
anyone behind."
McCammon and Weast first aligned on the vision for the future of
the automobile during their work as colleagues over a decade ago at
Wind River, formerly a division of Intel.
The Karma Kaveya super coupe, with up to 1,000 horsepower,
optional all-wheel drive and a sub-three second 0-60, will be
priced from approximately $300,000
USD when it arrives in 2026, and is anticipated to be the
world's first vehicle developed from the ground-up with true SDVA.
All future Karma automobiles to follow the Kaveya, including the
potential production version of Karma Automotive's "GT-UV" Design
Study which makes its Global Premiere at The Quail, A Motorsports
Gathering, on Friday, August 16 in
Monterey, CA, will follow this
same path, utilizing SDVA co-developed with Intel Automotive.
Software Defined Vehicle Architecture (SDVA): Technical
Explanation & Background
Since the invention of the automobile in 1888, its architecture
has remained relatively unchanged: powertrains have become more
powerful and efficient, and vehicle safety has greatly improved,
but the format has stayed largely the same. With the addition of
each new feature from fuel injection and power windows to
air-conditioning and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS),
today's vehicle typically has over 100 Electric Control Units
(ECUs), each delivering a single function, requiring over a mile of
copper cabling to connect. Layer upon layer has been piled atop a
foundation which can no longer support the future of the
automobile. The solution can be found in the Information Technology
(IT) industry, which long ago moved away from single
function devices to high-performance computing systems where
multiple workloads run on a single, centralized system.
Similarly, SDVA looks at the vehicle systems as a whole, and allows
for the seamless movement of workloads between software-defined
central "compute" systems and software-defined zonal "compute"
sub-systems, ensuring maximum flexibility, optimal cost and
performance with significant energy efficiency benefits.
As an example, many EVs – even when switched "off" – support a
feature that still monitors the external cameras for security
threats or to recognize the driver as they approach. Typically,
this feature is supported on the vehicle's in-cabin "compute"
subsystem, which due to its high-power consumption, puts
unnecessary drain on the battery even when the vehicle is off. This
workload doesn't have to stay resident on the software-defined
central "compute" system. Using Intel's software-defined zonal
controllers to handle camera streams, data center application
orchestration concepts can be embraced and migrate the workload to
a lower-power device (in this case the zonal controller) and wake
the central compute system only when needed. It would save energy,
improve efficiency and reduce the total number of electronic
control units (ECUs) in the vehicle by consolidating workloads
dynamically onto a software-defined zonal controller.
About Karma Automotive
Karma Automotive is
California's first and only
ultra-luxury automaker, manufacturing electric
and E-REV (Extended Range Electric Vehicles) at its
production facility in Moreno Valley,
CA, with its executive and design headquarters in nearby
Irvine, CA. The Karma portfolio
embodies California's spirit of
innovation and entrepreneurial boldness, reflected by the signature
Comet Line which is the central hallmark of Karma's new design
language. The 3rd Generation Karma
Revero sport sedan, the world's first luxury plug-in hybrid,
will be introduced in 4th Quarter 2024,
offering luxury balanced with conscientiousness delivered without
compromise. The Gyesera four-seater is anticipated in
2025, and in 2026, the Karma Kaveya super coupe, with
up to 1,000 horsepower and butterfly-doors, will arrive. In August,
2024, Karma Automotive announced a bilateral collaboration with
Intel Automotive to co-develop Software Defined Vehicle
Architecture (SDVA) which will underpin its upcoming
vehicles beginning with the Karma Kaveya. Further,
Karma Automotive will provide Tier 1's and Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) with business-to-business SDVA
solutions, as it does today with Karma Connect, its
proprietary Vehicle Data Management and Over the Air services
platform, which presently provides services to the world's second
largest OEM. Karma Automotive's dealer network spans North America, Europe, South
America and the Middle
East.
About Intel
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technology that enables global progress and enriches lives.
Inspired by Moore's Law, we continuously work to advance the design
and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our customers'
greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence in the cloud,
network, edge and every kind of computing device, we unleash the
potential of data to transform business and society for the better.
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